Jejunal levodopa infusion in long-term DBS patients with Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2298-2299

  Klostermann, Fabian ^a   Jugel, Constanze ^a   Marzinzik, Frank ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLOZAPINE; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; TOLCAPONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LETTER; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 80055088165     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23833     Document Type: Letter

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